1. A Midsummer Night's Dream
The play's title, for instance, refers to an English holiday custom: on "Midsummer Eve,"" or the night of the summer solstice on June 23, English men and women would spend the night outdoors around bonfires, telling supernatural tales of fairies and witchcraft. ... In other words, the play's title and plot recall English traditions in a way that suggests a combination of Halloween (Puck and the fairies) and a big rave (with love-juice instead of Ecstasy). ... Not only would Elizabeth avoid Cupid's arrow her entire life (she died proudly unmarried and without children), but sh...
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